[QUOTE]Originally posted by sugar and spice
-- so why can't this be addressed via PM to them instead of airing your issues to the entire board? And why can't Hootie fight her own battles instead of getting other people to fight them for her? IMO she has taken the best course of action possible from this -- she got tired of the board, so she left without drama.

Why can't it be addressed via PM? Because, like i said in my last post i want it to be public so that those that are bullied don't think that all of GC is against them. Everytime that some mean-spirited comment is made and noone objects it is in a small way validating the sentiments made in the comment.

Look, i'm not apponiting myself some crusader to end all fun on GC, but when i see decent people being harassed and bullied i'm at least going to voice my disapproval, if not try to defend them.

Hooties done, she left GC thats fine. The battles and drama now are about what has been posted since she left.


6) You know what? Some of the people responding to this thread in support of the H&A AREN'T H&A -- they just like us. Some of the fake personalities are not H&A girls (Internet Lawyer being the example that comes to mind first -- I know that'll surprise a few of you). In fact, I imagine there is not a single one of you on GC who knows who is even considered to be a part of this "clique." Hell, even half of the H&A themselves couldn't. And there are, of course, lots of people on this board who are plenty nasty who have no tie to us whatsoever. There are people who had a hand in driving many people off this board who have no ties to us whatsoever. I remember a recent incident where a member of this board accused Kath of something she hadn't committed, something that this member had no proof she had committed, and tried to get her demodded for it. AFAIK, no apologies were ever made to Kath. It's like the second anything mean happens, it's all of us who get blamed for it -- even when most or none of us aren't even involved with it.

fine, some people think you're funny. They think that embarrassing people or bullying them to leave is enjoyable. I don't.

i can't "say i'm innocent, except for the 3 or 4 times i do it" huh? Well, when you're known to be posting mean or bitchy things a lot, you'll be the first that comes to mind when a fake name is made and something bitchy is posted. I'm sorry, but that's the way it is. Ask cashmoney or champ about how continuous posting patterns are held against people.

I don't care who is in or out of the Harem. But when you're seen agreeing with troublemakers, don't be shocked when you're assumed to be one also. You know what? i have plenty of people on here who don't like me. have i ever been accused of slander, making false LJs, etc? No. You know why? because i don't carry myself that way, unless its in defense of myself or my GC buddies.

In closing, why don't you take your advice about keeping stuff to PM when it concerns inside jokes? Make fun of me all you want in your IMs, PMs emails, LJs, etc, i don't care. But when jokes are made in a public forum, especially that i frequent, i tend to take that a bit more maliciously.

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